Eaves-trough hanger.



No. 763,449. PATENTED JUNE 28,1904.

0. S. WOLFORD.

EAVES TROUGH HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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Patented June 28, 1904.

CECIL S. WOLFORD, OF COSHOCTON, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 6. 763,449, dated June 28, 1904.

A li ation filed November 4, 1908. Serial No. 179,849. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CECIL S. WOLFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at C0- shocton, in the county of Coshocton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means designed most especially for suspending eaves-troughs from the roofs of buildings or like structures provided with troughs or analogous means for carrying off. water.

This invention provides a hanger or suspending means of novel and substantial form and which is adapted to be constructed solely of wire of proper gage to provide a stout and effective device.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreifecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and drawings hereto attached.

WVhile the essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hanger embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portion of the stem, showing the wires comprising the same bent in opposite directions. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the right-hand wire doubled upon itself and twisted together. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the left-hand wires twisted together and bent to form the brace and the loop. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the righthand portion, showing the brace, right-hand arm, and loose end of the loop connected.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The hanger comprises the stem 1, oppositely-extended arms2 and 3, brace 4, and suspending-loop 5,all being preferably formed of a single wire. For convenience the arm 3 is designated as the right-hand arm in order to distinguish it from the arm 2, which projects in a diametrically opposite direction. An eye 6 is provided at the outer end of the arm 3 and is adapted to receive the loose end of the loop 5. A crimp or bend 7 is provided at the juncture of the arm 2 and loop 5 to receive the bead at the outer edge of the eavestrough when the hanger is in service.

The stem 1 is composed of two wires 8 and 9, twisted together and forming parts of the same blank, which is doubled upon itself and is spaced to provide the eye 10 to receive the nail or otherfastening employed for attaching the hanger to the caves of a building or like structure. The wires 8 and 9 are bent in opposite directions at the lower end of the stem 1, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 2, to form members of the arms 2 and 3. The right-hand portion 9 is doubled upon itself, and the folded parts are twisted together to form the arm 3, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3, the fold being spaced to provide the eye 6. The end portion of the wire 9 projects beyond the stem 1, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3, and the wires 8 and 9 are twisted together to form the arm 2. The end portion of the wire 8 extended beyond the arm 2 is bent to provide the brace 4c, the terminal portion being bent around the outer end of the arm 3, as shown at 10, so as to support the same. The brace 4 is deflected intermediate of its ends from the line of the arms 2 and 3 and passes through the opening 10, formed by spreading one of the twists, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 1 and 4c. The extended end portion of the wire 9 is curved to form the loop 5, the terminal portion of which is adapted to pass through the eye 6 and to be bent to fix the loop afterthe eavestrough has been placed in position.

While it is preferred to have all the parts formed of a single length of wire, it is obvious that the Wires 8 and 9 may be separate and twisted together in the manner set forth, and such construction is contemplated within the purview of the invention.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new is- 1. An eaves-trough hanger comprising a stem, oppositely-extended arms at the lower end of the stem, a brace having its end por- 

